July 18, 2015
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YOTA Italy Saturday

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Hello to all!
This is ‘Dante on the Air’ writers team.
Saturday 18th of July. The start of YOTA 2015 summer event. There is no appropriate word to express the excitement each one of us had, no matter if they were present on some previous YOTAs or this was their first time.  In my case, some 2 busy sleepless days before.
Pool

Pool

It’s needless to say that the day was excellent. Different activities for everyone. The pool for those who were seeking some place to cool themselves, because it was a terribly hot day, approximately 35 degrees Celsius. Not so pleasant for our Nordic friends, because when they departed from their homes, they said it was only 10°C. Some other went to the beach, while some wanted to give a few CQs at our II5YOTA station, to get familiar with it.
Saturday - Station usage

Saturday – Station usage

I was thrilled, the pileups were enormous. Our radio team made some 800 QSOs on that day, mostly SSB but some morse as well.
The rest of the day was running smoothly. There was a lot of new faces to meet. We were hanging out deep in the night. The only thing that could be heard was the laughter.
73 from E77CW – Duško 😉
July 1, 2015
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International Youth Meeting HAM Radio Friedrichshafen

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Last Saturday the International Youth Meeting was held during HAM Radio Friedrichshafen. This event was hosted by German Youth Coordinator Annette, DL6SAK, and Youth WG Chair Lisa, PA2LS.
In this file you will find the slides of the following presentations:
Introduction of the new Youth Contest Program (YCP) of IARU R1 – PA2LS
YCP at 9A1A and youth projects of 9A1BRZ – 9A9A and 9A5W
Differences between German and US American Youth Communities – DO7KAY
In the end an interesting discussion took place, which was started by Kay DO7KAY, pointing out differences between German and US radio amateurs. Kay received for a year ARRL’s QST Magazine. With this he had the chance to dig deeper in the background of US radio amateurs.
After that, one of the main topics was the difficulty of obtaining an amateur radio license. This seems to be a problem in several countries. Depending on fees, minimum age, location of examination, level of exam questions and learning material. The discussion on this topic will continue in the near future. When it is hard to obtain a license, we will never get many more young radio amateurs.

June 18, 2015
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IARU R1 International Youth Meeting – HAM Radio Friedrichshafen

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jugendmeetingfhn2015We are inviting you to join the International Youth Meeting:

Date: Saturday 27-6-2015
Time: 10.00-11.30am
Place: Room Liechtenstein

With the following lectures:
Introduction of the new Youth Contest Program (YCP) of IARU R1 – PA2LS
YCP at 9A1A and youth projects of 9A1BRZ – 9A9A and 9A5W
Differences between German and US American Youth Communities – DO7KAY

DL6SAK and PA2LS

 

December 28, 2014
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Call for application: Youngsters On The Air Italy 2015

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It’s already time for the 5th edition of the Youngsters On The Air summer event. In 2015 the youth radio camp will take place in Italy, organized by ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani)
In this week teams of young radio amateurs from several countries will be participating in all kind of amateur radio activities. Think about workshops, contesting and ARDF, we will try to show many aspects of the radio hobby. Off course you will also get the chance to learn about other cultures, in the famous intercultural evening you will get the chance to try food and drinks from all participating countries. As we go to Italy, we will also show you the country and Italian traditions.
This is just a little bit about what we are going to do in this event. It will be a great experience for all participants which they will never forget. To get a better feeling about this, have a look at the gallery from previous events.

When: 18-25 July 2015
Participants: each IARU member society is invited to take part with a team. A team consist of maximum 5 persons, 4 Persons with the age 15-25 years and one person is dedicated as team leader.
Location: Marina di Massa, Tuscany
Fees: travel costs to Pisa airport and €25 per participant
All other costs (accomodation, food, activities) will be covered, main funder of the event is IARU R1.

If your member society is interested to participate, please respond to italy@ham-yota.com by 27 January 2015 with sending in this Application form YOTA2015. There is a limit of 75 participants. Make sure you will apply in time. We will announce the participating countries shortly after the deadline.

For any questions, please contact italy@ham-yota.com

 

November 27, 2014
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December YOTA month 2014 – Bulletin 2.1

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As the December YOTA Month event is coming closer, it was time to write the 2nd bulletin. Please read everything through so everything is clear (hopefully) there won’t be any problems throughout the month. If you have any questions about the bulletin or in general, feel free to contact us at info@ham-yota.com

Download the YOTA December MONTH 2014 Bulletin 2.1 here!

A big thanks to everyone who has put his/her time into this event! Together we can make YOTA even bigger!

Best 73′

The YOTA crew